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Researching the Rogue: Selected Entries From the Secret Journal of Joe McGinniss

Laurence Hughes | Posted 11.19.2011

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I constantly have to ask the Palins to turn the music down. Every night they play the same song over and over at ear-splitting levels. How many times can you listen to "Barracuda?"

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Sarah Palin E-mails: Uneventful Final Batch Released

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 09.06.2011

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The state of Alaska released the last emails in the most recent Sarah Palin message dump Wednesday, concluding one of media history's most anti-climatic moments.

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Portugal. The Man Wow Webster Hall

Salvatore Bono | Posted 08.07.2011

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New York City was invaded with residents of Wasilla, Alaska last week. The real treasure of Wasilla, Portugal. The Man, invaded the Lower East Side and wowed a sold-out audience Friday night at Webster Hall.

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Sarah Palin's Hometown Newspaper Declares Resurrection 'Miracle'

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Mat-Su Frontiersman, Wasilla, Miracles, Religion, Easter, Newspapers, Ethics, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Christianity, Alaska, Death, Politics News

Once there were some standards for miracles. The hierarchy of a church, often the Catholic Church, investigated what events had taken place, and event...

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Rough Trail Lies in Wait Past Iditarod

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wasilla, Northern Lights, Alaska, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Sports News

Enjoying a warm, sunny day, a handful of people could be found milling about Tuesday at mile 405 of the Iditarod trail sled dog race. Although not a s...

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A Call For Civility

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's take the recent events in Egypt and learn an important lesson: namely, democratic reform can be non-violent. And let's hope that, whatever the future holds for the country, civility will prevail.

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It's a Mystery Why the Tea Party Loves Sarah Palin

Matt Zencey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doesn't the Tea Party know? As governor, Sarah Palin ran the kind of big government they despise -- and showed a slick politician's slippery regard for ethical propriety and truth.

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Tea Party Cancels Christmas Pageant; Could Not Find Three Wise Men

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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"We couldn't find three wise men," Tea Party holiday coordinator Carol Foyler told reporters. "It's too bad, because we had plenty of sheep."

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WASILLA JAY! Leno Visits Palin Hometown

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Late night talk show host Jay Leno dropped by Sarah Palin's hometown to help open an Air Force Reserve recruiting office. T...

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Pete Rouse and the Lies of Sarah Palin

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wasilla, Nick Carney, Palin Wasilla, Obama Palin, Sarah Palin, Pete Rouse, Sarah Palin Vice President, Palin John Stein, Barack Obama, Politics News

The obsessive quality of Palin's to demonize an opponent has repeated itself frequently and consistently in her brief political career, now with the newly named White House Chief of Staff, Pete Rouse.

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Joe McGinniss, Palin Neighbor & Author, Leaving Wasilla To Write Book

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wasilla, Sarah Palin, Going to Extremes, Todd Palin, Oil Money, Alaska, Lake Lucille, Natural Gas, Joe McGinniss, Politics News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin can take down the fence. Palin's neighbor of three months on Wasilla's Lake Lucille, author Joe McGinniss, is pa...

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Sarah Palin's Hometown, Wasilla, Alaska

Cynthia Wachtell | Posted 05.25.2011

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The students of Wasilla are reading a lot about war. They are reading about World War II, Vietnam, and the war in Afghanistan.

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Mayor Levi Johnston? Wasilla Campaign Part Of Reality Show

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JUNEAU, Alaska — From Playgirl to ... politico? That's right: Levi Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, is confirming a report that Johnston is plan...

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Sarah Palin Isn't Alaska's First Feminist

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wasilla, The New Republic, Rural Alaska, Media, Alaska, Feminism, Joe Mccarthy, Jonathan Chait, Sarah Palin, Politics News

On the whole, I'd say Alaska is the kind of place where people don't tend to cling to outmoded ideas of what makes a woman a woman. Everybody looks equally silly in chest waders.

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Why Isn't Sarah Palin Endorsing Alaska Gov. Parnell?

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wasilla political queen-maker Sarah Palin endorsed a candidate for governor last week, but it wasn't her old sidekick Sean Parnell, Alaska's governor.

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Levi and Bristol, Modern-Day Romeo and Juliet?

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Just Say No, Romeo and Juliet, True Love, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Shakespeare, Teen Sex, Sarah Palin, Wasilla, Padua, Reality Show, Comedy News

Like Romeo, Levi doesn't seem to have much to do besides be in love. How did Romeo make a living, anyhow? As for Levi -- how does he support himself, anyhow?

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Why Is It The Mother Of All Tea Parties Can't Get No Love?

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're talking here about the Alaskan Independence Party -- the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party. Alaska Dispatch asked Tea Party-endorsed, Repu...

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Salmon Vodka? Alaska Distillery Develops Fish-Flavored Liquor

AP | MARK THIESSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASILLA, Alaska — Prepare your palate for carnivorous cocktails. The Alaska Distillery in Wasilla just recently launched its Smoked Salmon Flav...

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What's Wrong with Sarah Palin?

Malia Litman | Posted 05.25.2011

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For over one year I have been researching, reading, and writing about the multitude of things that have led me to believe that Sarah Palin is unfit to...

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Wasilla Editor Loses Job in Wake of Palin-McGinniss Dust-up

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Joe McGinniss rented a house next to the Palins' home, the local paper ran an editorial reminding McGinniss that "Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property." The editor responsible is now out.

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Career Counseling for Sarah Palin in 2013

Malia Litman | Posted 05.25.2011

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By 2013, either Barack Obama will have been re-elected or a Republican will be taking office, but it won't be Sarah Palin. Let's see if we can help Sarah figure out what to do next.

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How Close Is Too Close for Sarah Palin & Joe McGinniss?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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How far is too far for a journalist doing investigative reporting about a public figure like Sarah Palin> He's writing a book about her, so why not? But what information can he really gather by moving next door to a hostile subject?

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Sarah Palin Takes Up Fencing

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's been a few days since the Palins learned Joe McGinniss moved in next door. Love thy neighbor as thyself, then build a fence.

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Joe McGinniss Becomes Palin's New Gotcha-Journalist Neighbor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lots of different journalists choose to cover the ever-evolving celebrity of sometime-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in lots of different ways, but only ...

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Tea Time Etiquette 101 With Sarah Palin

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've spent the day giving careful thought to six simple rules of right conduct -- pun intended -- which will ensure that you don't accidentally embarrass yourself at a Twenty-First Century Tea Party .

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